Curated OER
A Dream of Class Perfection
Students discover the influence of Greek classical art and philosophy on the French Revolution. For this art lesson, students analyze a Neoclassical artist and write an essay in which they discuss how the style contributes to the...
Curated OER
Literary Odyssey
Students read and compare excerpts from The Odyssey and The Adventures of Telemachus. In this literary comparison lesson, students read the two stories and discuss the characters Telemachus and Eucharis. Students view an image by David...
Curated OER
Rock n' Rollin in the '50s
Students explore the culture of the United States in the 1950's. In this history lesson, students research culture in the 1950's, with a focus on fashion, music, television, automobiles, etc., then work in groups to create a...
Curated OER
A Picture's Worth 500-700 Words
Students write a narrative or short story of 500-700 words based on an assigned work of art.
Curated OER
Comparing Chinese And Japanese Ceramics
Students discuss the conception of beauty by considering and contrasting the
appearance and use of Chinese and Japanese ceramics in this lesson for the middle or high school classroom.
Curated OER
December Holidays Vocabulary Decoder Activity
For this December holiday worksheet, students match letters of words to definitions, decoding December holiday words. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Hanging Scrolls
Students explore prospective content for art, then select and use appropriate
subjects, symbols, and ideas to make art meaningful in this instructional activity suited for upper-elementary and middle level classrooms.
Curated OER
Identity Box
Young scholars examine how the work (paid or voluntary) they do in the past, present, and future affects and is affected by the communities to which they belong. They realize that human beings' perceptions of one another based on age,...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Enlightenment
A great essay on the Enlightenment period of the 18th century with hyperlinks to many individuals and movements of the time. A very scholarly look at the "age of enlightenment."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: The Romantic Period
This lesson on Romantic Poetry focuses on the Romantic Period including the shift in thoughts away from reason and science and toward the power of nature, emotion, imagination, and the individual man. It features links to a vocabulary...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Enlightened Absolutism
Meet three significant absolutist monarchs from the Enlightened period. The PowerPoint will detail the significance of Enlightened Absolutism, also referred to as Enlightened despotism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Colonial Society and Culture the Enlightenment
An overview of how the Age of Enlightenment influenced the American colonies in thought, Benjamin Franklin, and the colony of Georgia.
iCivics
I Civics: The Enlightenment Mini Lesson
The Enlightenment was a period of time, starting around 1715, when people developed new ideas about human existence, including people's basic rights and the purpose of government. When our Founding Fathers created a government for the...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Time Periods [Pdf]
The date, historical context, genre/style, content, and effect of several different time periods including: Puritan Times, Rationalism/Age of Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, and Contemporary/Postmodernism.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literary Time Periods Chart (Pdf)
This chart features the six American Literary Time Periods: Puritan Times (to 1750), Rationalism/Age of Enlightenment (1750-1850), Romanticism (1800-1850), Realism (1850-1900), Modernism (1900-1950), and Contemporary/Postmodernism...
Other
Pccd: The Enlightenment
Enlightenment ideology, which placed reason and argumentation in the focus of investigation and man in its center, was most prominent in shaping the political thinking and discourse of the period. The views of most revolutionary leaders,...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: Rationalism
This is an introduction to a unit on Rationalism, also known as The Age of Reason or Enlightenment, was set during the American Revolutionary period. It focuses on the belief that the power of reason and science would further human...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Restoration and Eighteenth Century: Historical Contexts
This is an historical context for the Restoration and Eighteenth Century period in England. It provides a list of dates and titles for sections of the period and discusses the authors and characteristics of each. It provides links to "A...
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Quaternary
Delve into the details of the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era, which presents enlightening scientific data about the present-day ice age and the evolving planet.
Other
London and Its Hinterlands: Life in London, 1674 1913
This site has the history of London from 1674-1913. Included in this history is a description of the city in 1775.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communication: History of Public Speaking
This lesson offers a brief history of public speaking drawing upon the Western thought from Greece and Rome with Aristotle and Cicero. It lists and discusses the periods and the major speakers of each period.
Children's Museum
Children's Museum: Field Guide to the Universe: Astronomers
Read brief biographies of astronomers who are grouped by time period.
Other
Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles
Learn all about life in the cities of England in 1775. The site also contains links to transportation and entertainment information.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Neo Classicism, an Introduction
Brief introduction to Enlightenment concepts as reflected in the art of the period, illustrated with a painting by English artist Joseph Wright.